Australian politician (1882–1967)
Francis Armand Bland , CMG (24 August 1882 – 9 April 1967) was an Australian politician.
Life and career
Born in Sydney, Bland was educated at state schools at Greigs Flat , Peakhurst and Kogarah and then at the University of Sydney . He became a New South Wales public servant, and then a lecturer at the University of Sydney in 1913. In 1928 he became an adviser to the Premier of New South Wales , Thomas Bavin (Nationalist ), and remained in that position during the second administration of Jack Lang (NSW Labor ) and the beginning of the administration of Bertram Stevens (UAP ). In 1935 he became a Professor of Public Administration, as well as an editor and author. In 1951, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for the safe seat of Warringah , holding the seat until his retirement in 1961. Bland died in 1967.[ 2] [ 3]
Notes
^ Farquharson, John , "Bland, Sir Henry (Harry) (1909–1997)" , Obituaries Australia , Australian National University, archived from the original on 17 September 2013^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive" . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008 . ^ "Bland, Francis Armand (1882–1967)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University . ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7 ISSN 1833-7538 . OCLC 70677943 . Retrieved 12 February 2019 .
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